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{{Short description|2006 Malayalam film directed by Joshiy}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Lion
| image = Lion movie.jpg
| alt = 

| caption = VCD cover
| director = [[Joshiy]]
| producer = Noushad
| writer = [[Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Dileep]]|[[Kalasala Babu]]|[[Kavya Madhavan]]|[[Vijayaraghavan]]}}
| music = {{ubl|'''''Songs''''': [[Deepak Dev]]|'''''Score''''': [[Ouseppachan]]}}
| cinematography = [[P. Sukumar]]
| editing = [[Ranjan Abraham]]
| studio = N. N. S Arts
| distributor = Shan Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2006|1|28|ref1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/roar-is-delayed-tamil-news-20126|title=Roar is delayed - Tamil News|date=31 January 2006|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>}}
| runtime = 160 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Lion''''' is a 2006 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action thriller]] film written by [[Udaykrishna-Sibi K. Thomas]] and directed by [[Joshiy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/will-it-roar--tamil-news-19838|title=Will it roar? - Tamil News|date=19 January 2006|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-reviews/2017/09/28/ramaleela-malayalam-movie-review-dileep.html|title=ദിലീപിന് 'വിജയ'ലീല; റിവ്യു|website=ManoramaOnline|language=ml}}</ref> The film stars [[Dileep]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/dileep-ready-to-roar-telugu-news-17172|title=Dileep ready to roar - Telugu News|date=4 October 2005|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> [[Kalasala Babu]], [[Kavya Madhavan]] and [[Vijayaraghavan]] alongside a supporting cast that include [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]], [[Saikumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]], [[Shammi Thilakan]], [[Riyaz Khan]] and [[Karthika Mathew|Karthika]]. The film was produced by Noushad and distributed by Shan Entertainment. The film received positive reviews and was a blockbuster at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/dileep-joshiy-new-movie-on-air-eapen-1.4250514|title=അവതാരത്തിന് ശേഷം ജോഷിയും ദിലീപും വീണ്ടും; 'ഓണ്‍ എയര്‍ ഈപ്പന്‍' ഒരുങ്ങുന്നു|website=Mathrubhumi|date=3 November 2019 }}</ref> It was remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Nam Naadu (2007 film)|Nam Naadu]]'' (2007) with Karthika replaces Kavya as the female lead<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/lion-to-get-remade-telugu-news-31439|title=Lion to get remade - Telugu News|date=29 May 2007|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/sarath-kumar-in-a-malayalam-remake-tamil-news-29992|title=Sarath Kumar in a Malayalam remake - Tamil News|date=20 March 2007|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/sep/21ssnam.htm|title=Sarath Kumar can't save Nam Nadu|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> and in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Evadaithe Nakenti]]'' (2007).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.sify.com/movies/evadaithey-nakenti-review-telugu-pclwlfdcfddfb.html|title=Evadaithey Nakenti|work=Sify|access-date=11 May 2022|archive-date=23 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223193906/https://m.sify.com/movies/evadaithey-nakenti-review-telugu-pclwlfdcfddfb.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2018/jun/26/location-diaries-real-or-fake-1834040.html|title=Location Diaries: Real or fake?|website=The New Indian Express|date=26 June 2018 }}</ref>

==Plot==
The film revolves round a socio-political family where Balagangadhara Menon, the [[Education Minister]] lives with his son Krishnakumar alias Unni, a politician, his wife Lakshmi, three daughters and two sons-in-law. Also with them is his P.A Joseph. Menon is always fond of his sons-in-law Pavithran and [[District Collector]] Gopinath and thinks that his son is a barrier to him as he tries to control their corrupt activities. Menon wants to become the [[Chief Minister of Kerala|Chief Minister]] himself by increasing college fees and throwing away the blame Avarachan, the present C.M since Avarachan was an honest politician. This causes major protests throughout the state, but the CM refuses to give in. Sharika alias Shari and her mother Devaki come to their place as she got a temporary school teacher post in the area. Both were servants in Menon's house long back, but was dispelled by him due to a childish love affair between Unni and Shari. Shari then involves in a public Drinking Water Case and seeks Menon for help. Finding that Menon is not reliable, she along with Unni goes to Collector's office but is again thrown back. Finally they move through Judicial ways and blocks the case.

Meanwhile, Unni's younger sister Meenakshi is in love with an ordinary school teacher Prasad and Unni tries to unite them. When Menon and others learn of this, they blindly refuse and want [[Assistant superintendent|ASP]] Harshan to marry Meenakshi as a part of their socio-political assets. Pavithran sends his henchmen to kill Prasad, and keeps Unni in prison in an unwarranted case. Meenakshi is forcefully married to Harshan, and Unni is helpless. Later Unni is released. The next day, Shari gets a cellphone belonging to the murderer of Prasad and she with the help of Unni goes to [[Circle Inspector|CI]] Vijayan and submits the evidence. The murderer is arrested and subsequently Menon also, after being traced of a phone call from the former.

Menon decides to use this opportunity as a political game and blames the CM against this. Much irritated, the CM meets the [[Governor of Kerala|Governor]] asking to dissolve the state assembly. The governor does so, and all MLAs including Menon are fired. The next general election is to be held soon and party initially decides to place Krishnakumar as candidate from his constituency instead of Menon. However, Menon convinces the party members to make him the candidate later. Krishnakumar is once again depressed, but his friends force him to contest as an Independent candidate, to which he agrees.

During the campaigning, Krishnakumar brings out the political dramas of his opponents and donates eradicatesoney he obtained from Vendor Chandy and other various businessmen as charity. Post election, Menon is surprised to find that Krishnakumar had won against him by a slight margin. Menon's party coalition wins seventy out of 140 seats and the opposition has 69. As Krishnakumar's support was required for the party to attain majority, he makes use of the situation by demanding the state Home Minister post. Even Menon supports this and the party council has no choice and they agree. Thomman Chakko becomes the next CM while Krishnakumar and others become members of his cabinet.

Krishnakumar makes use of his position in good ways and eradicates most of the corrupt evil activities in the state with the help of the Police force and his friends. He even chases down high politicians and brings out the black money they kept. He transfers Harshan to [[Bihar]]. Thomman Chakko is also blackmailed against his corrupt assets and has no choice than obeying Krishnakumar. Meanwhile, Krishnakumar convinces Shari to marry him, and both register their marriage soon. This irritates Menon and he dispels both of them from entering house. Later, Krishnakumar and Shari began to live happily in the Minister's official residence.

Pavithran in the meantime tries to eliminate Unni in several ways but fails. He tells Menon that Unni should be killed. Menon gets stuck up at this and finally decides to be a good man. He secretly meets Unni and Shari to apologise, and tells them to return home soon. He even decides to arrange a press meet to bring out all his corruptions. Pavithran finds that all his illegal wealth would be gone, and kills Menon using his henchmen depicting it as a lorry accident (by hitting the lorry with Menon's car). But unknown to him Menon's P.A. Joseph boards the car on which Menon travels for the press meet. Joseph survives the accident, and later reveals it to Krishnakumar. He tracks down the lorry drivers but it becomes a futile attempt. He is finally informed by Pavithran's wife Shobha, who had overheard Pavithran's conversations to kill Menon. Pavithran decides to flee to [[Singapore]] but is confronted by Krishnakumar and the police. In a fight, Krishnakumar kills Pavithran using Vijayan's service revolver and awaits arrest. But everyone convinces him to forget the incident. Vijayan consoles him and convinces him that the state needs incorruptible and honest ministers like him.The police closes down the [[First information report|FIR]] under CRPC 130/131 security acts.

In the end Krishnakumar is seen congratulated by Ex. C.M Avarachan. Krishnakumar has now risen up not just as a politician and as the home minister of home affairs, but as a statesman and his mission continues by giving the message "Leadership is action and not position".

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Dileep]] as B. Krishnakumar Menon "Unni", [[Department of Home (Kerala)|Minister of Home Affairs]], [[Government of Kerala]]
**Ashwin as Young Krishnakumar
*[[Kalasala Babu]] as Chandanakkattil Balagangadhara Menon, Unni's father and the former [[Education Minister]] of Kerala
*[[Saikumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Pavithran, Menon's son-in-law and Unni's brother-in-law
*[[Vijayaraghavan]] as [[Circle Inspector|CI]] Vijayan, Krishnakumar's security team member
*[[Kavya Madhavan]] as Sharika "Shari", Unni's wife and a primary school teacher
**Pallavi Narayan as Young Sharika
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Joseph, Menon's and Unni's [[personal assistant|PA]]
*[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Thomman Chacko, the new [[Chief Minister]] of [[Kerala]]
*[[Shammi Thilakan]] as [[District Collector#India|Collector]] Gopinath [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
*[[Riyaz Khan]] as [[Additional Superintendent of Police#India|ASP]] Harshan [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
*[[Bheeman Raghu]] as [[Deputy Superintendent of Police#Kerala|DYSP]] Anantharaghavan, Krishnakumar's Security Team Member
*[[Santhosh (actor)|Santhosh]] as [[Sub Inspector#Kerala|SI]] Prathapa Varma, Krishnakumar's security Team Member
*[[Madhupal]] as Krishnakumar's friend
*[[Sreejith Ravi]] as Krishnakumar's friend
*Bineesh Kodiyeri as Krishnakumar's friend
*Saji Soman as Krishnakumar's friend
*[[Karthika Mathew]] as Meenakshi Harshan (Meenootty), Unni's younger sister
*[[Shobha Mohan]] as Lakshmi Menon, Unni's mother
*[[P. Sreekumar]] as P. K. Abraham/ Avarachan, Ex-[[Chief Minister]] of [[Kerala]]
*[[Cochin Haneefa]] as Vendor Chandy
*[[Salim Kumar]] as Pottakkuzhy Chellappan, Minister for Forests and Wildlife, [[Kerala]]
*Sudheer Sukumaran as Police Officer
*[[Bindu Panicker]] as Devaki, Shari's mother
*[[Saiju Kurup]] as Prasad, Meenakshi's lover
*[[Suvarna Mathew]] as Rashmi, Pavithran's wife & Unni's elder sister
*[[Lakshmi Priya]] as Shobha, Gopinath's wife & Unni's younger sister
*[[Kollam Thulasi]] as Minister Divakaran
*Poojapura Radhakrishnan as Minister
*[[T. P. Madhavan]] as Minister Kizhuppally
*[[Idavela Babu]] as Thomman Chacko's and Abraham's P.A
*[[Jagannatha Varma]] as [[Director General of Police#India|DGP]]
*Vishnu Prasad as Police Officer
*[[Harisree Ashokan]] as Election Posterman
*[[Anil Murali]] as Vettoor Shivan
*[[Kozhikode Narayanan Nair]] as Narayanan, Prasad's father
*[[Ambika Mohan]] as Prasad's mother
*[[Ponnamma Babu]] as [[Advocate]] Nancy Varghese, Public Prosecutor
*Kalabhavan Prajod as TV Reporter
*Nandu Pothuval as Journalist Ananthakumar
*[[Baburaj (actor)|Baburaj]] as Pavithran's spy
*Abraham Koshy as Minister
*Rani Larius as Minister
*Jolly Easow as Minister
*[[Bose Venkat]] as goon
{{colend}}

==Production==
The film was mainly shot in and around [[Trivandrum]]. Two songs from the film, ''Chirimani Mulle'' and ''Sundari Onnu Parayu'', were filmed in [[New Zealand]].

==Soundtrack==
The music was by [[Deepak Dev]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]]. The background music was scored by [[Ouseppachan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/malayalam/listen-to-popular-malayalam-music-audio-song-chirimanimulle-from-movie-lion-starring-dileep-and-kavya-madhavan/videoshow/80281312.cms|title = Listen to Popular Malayalam Music Audio Song 'Chirimanimulle' from Movie 'Lion' Starring Dileep and Kavya Madhavan | Entertainment - Times of India Videos|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Lion: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 10:30

| title1 = Chirimani Mulle
| extra1 = [[Afsal]], [[Jyotsna]]
| length1 = 4:50

| title2 = Sundari Onnu Parayu
| extra2 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Swetha Mohan]]
| length2 = 5:40
}}

==Box office==
The film was a blockbuster at the box office and received positive reviews from the critics.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pillai|first=Sreedhar|title=Superstars continue their reign|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/12/29/stories/2006122900200100.htm|accessdate=25 July 2019|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=29 December 2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103213257/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/12/29/stories/2006122900200100.htm|archivedate=3 January 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/the-lion-roars-tamil-news-20259|title=The Lion roars - Tamil News|date=7 February 2006|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/2642/malayalam/lion/639/review.htm|title=Lion Review | Lion Malayalam Movie Review by K. T. Thomas|date=21 November 2005|website=NOWRUNNING}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.webindia123.com/movie/regional/lion/index.htm|title=Lion movie review-Lion Malayalam movie review-Lion review|website=www.webindia123.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/the-lion-review-malayalam-movie-7974|title=The Lion review. The Lion Malayalam movie review, story, rating|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0928191}}

[[Category:2006 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian political films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Kerala Police]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deepak Dev]]
[[Category:Films directed by Joshiy]]

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